appease

英 [əˈpiːz]

美 [əˈpiːz]

v.  安抚; 抚慰; 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争)

过去分词：appeased　现在分词：appeasing　过去式：appeased　第三人称单数：appeases　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13880 / COCA.12426

牛津词典

verb

• 安抚；抚慰
  to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want
  1. The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
     普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。
• 绥靖（满足另一国的要求以避免战争）
  to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war

柯林斯词典

• VERB 平息;安抚;抚慰
  If you try toappeasesomeone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
  1. Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate...
     一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
  2. The offer has not appeased separatists.
     该提议未能平抚分裂分子。

英英释义

verb

• make peace with
  Synonym:propitiate
• overcome or allay
  1. quell my hunger
  Synonym:quellstay
• cause to be more favorably inclined
  1. She managed to mollify the angry customer
  Synonym:pacifylenifyconciliateassuagemollifyplacategentlegruntle

双语例句

• It is a blunder for them to try to appease the aggressor.
  他们想姑息侵略者，那是一个大错。
• They tame the lions in the army, not appease them.
  在军队中，他们对凶暴如狮的人是驯服他们而不是姑息他们。
• Livni took a much tougher line on Iran, saying Israel and the international community need to confront Tehran and not appease it.
  利夫尼对伊朗则采取了比较强硬的态度。她说，以色列和国际社会需要对抗德黑兰，而不是安抚德黑兰。
• Descend and appease your hunger with our bread and quench your thirst with our wine.
  下来用我们的面包充饥，用我们的葡萄酒解渴吧。
• I think it would appease my parents if I do so this summer.
  我想如果我今年夏天就开始考虑，父母一定会倍感宽慰。
• All pairs are also fitted with autoclave soles to appease the lifestyle look most of you are enjoying.
  也与所有对高压锅鞋底装有安抚的生活方式是你最期待的享受。
• Addressing the need to appease markets quickly, Monti said he would name his new cabinet'with urgency.
  蒙蒂在谈到有必要迅速安抚市场时说，他将很快组建新的内阁。
• Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate
  一些人指责甘地试图安抚两派选民。
• If ICANN fails to appease these interest groups, the consequences could be severe.
  如果icann无法安抚这些互联网群体，那么后果可能是严重的。
• This food should appease his hunger.
  这些食物应该会让他感到比较不饥饿了。